DJ Ametek Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Ametek Inc. $(AME)$ rose 1.55% to $233.33 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.10% to 6,843.22 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.07% to 49,533.19.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Ametek Inc. closed 2.75% short of its 52-week high of $239.94, which the company reached on February 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Emerson Electric Co. $(EMR)$ rose 0.49% to $148.85, Amphenol Corp. Cl A $(APH)$ rose 1.26% to $148.57, and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. $(MTD)$ fell 0.57% to $1,353.24.
Trading volume (1.0 M) remained 358,015 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 17, 2026.
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February 17, 2026 16:49 ET (21:49 GMT)
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